Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 171 - 170: Have you guys never seen snow before? It seems like you really haven’t!

Chapter 171: Chapter 170: Have you guys never seen snow before? It seems like you really haven’t!

It was already evening when Xu Yang returned to the farm.

Xu Yang got out of the car and headed inside with his backpack on his back.

As soon as the staff heard the noise of the vehicle outside, they all came out of the house.

"Is Xiao Hua okay?"

Xu Yang first asked with concern.

Upon hearing this, Ma Wen replied,

"It’s fine, it’s been in the yard all the time, no fuss, we didn’t even dare to open the door to check."

Wang Wu then said,

"Nor did we dare to peek over the wall, just afraid that if I climbed up, it would leap up and bite me."

Xu Yang nodded, then went straight to his own yard and opened the gate.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the little leopard with its big eyes fluttering up at him, a look of expectation in its gaze.

Seeing it like that, Xu Yang chuckled and said,

"Still so well-behaved, not running around."

"That’s quite a relief."

"It must be used to waiting for Big Flower to hunt."

Then, Xu Yang knew he had to feed Xiao Hua something to make it feel like he had gone hunting.

So, Xu Yang put down his backpack, went to the kitchen, took a raw chicken, and fed it directly to it.

After getting the little leopard, Xu Yang’s expenses also increased somewhat.

After all, it has to eat a certain amount of raw meat every day.

Luckily, Xu Yang was rich enough now that keeping a leopard was more than manageable for him.

Otherwise, he really couldn’t handle its antics.

The little leopard was happily eating the raw chicken on the side.

Little Black had guts too, seeing the little leopard eating and even came over to sniff, seemingly wanting to join in on the fun.

However, upon discovering it was raw meat, Little Black clearly looked disdainful.

This dog is quite picky; it doesn’t even eat raw meat.

After all, the meals on the farm were good, and everyone loved to feed the dogs, so the two dogs always had cooked meat available.

Xu Yang had been out and about all day, very tired, took a bath, and then spent over half an hour on the massage chair.

A high-quality massage chair felt utterly relaxing, leaving one’s whole body soft after the massage.

While he was getting massaged, the little ones were waiting outside.

The two dogs, the Sika Deer, and the leopard were all there.

The Sika Deer had become braver now, even daring to walk beside the little leopard.

Previously, Little Mei Hua had never seen a leopard, so the natural suppression in its blood made it inherently fearful of leopards. However, as they got to know each other gradually, it found that the leopard meant no harm and gradually accepted it.

Luckily, this Sika Deer was a captive one.

Otherwise, if it went into the forest later and saw wild leopards without running away, it would be like going to its own death.

It was just unfortunate that wild Sika Deer hadn’t come by in a long time, perhaps because they sensed the presence of the leopard, or perhaps because they had collectively moved toward more distant places.

Hoping to encounter them again in the forest in the future.

Xu Yang let the little leopard out and took it to play on the open ground of the farm.

He also planned to shoot a few videos to keep as video material, to post on his account whenever he ran out of content.

After all, being professional is essential when choosing to be a self-media creator.

He himself just strolled around the clearing once, then sat on a rock to rest.

He really didn’t want to walk anymore.

By evening, the temperature was still quite low.

Located near the mountains, the nighttime temperature was even lower, already needing a blanket to sleep comfortably.

Watching the little ones frolic for a while, Xu Yang felt it was about enough and led them back to rest.

The Sika Deer and the two dogs slept in Xu Yang’s yard.

The leopard went into the house.

Originally, a room was arranged for the leopard too, but it didn’t go in and even knocked on the door at night.

Xu Yang shooed it out, and it started whimpering and acting cute; he really didn’t know what to do with it.

With things as they were, he had to let it sleep on the kang for now.

Xu Yang calculated the popularity value for the day.

[Today’s livestream viewership: 193,000 people, average duration: 1 hour, popularity value gained: 193,000]

[Total popularity value: 335,000]

The viewership had increased, but the average duration was not high. It was usually when the Northeast Tiger appeared that many people entered the livestream to watch for a while and then left, thus lowering the average.

However, the popularity value was accumulating quite rapidly.

Last time, feeding the Purple Mink had accumulated 140,000 popularity value, and this time another 190,000 were added.

Every livestream could now conduct an Advanced Lottery.

But they were all items worth thirty to forty thousand yuan, things Xu Yang didn’t urgently need for the time being.

Maybe he would save up until a million before conducting a draw, or possibly upgrade the Treasure Compass.

Afterward, Xu Yang closed his eyes, reached out to feel around beside him, touched the leopard’s large head, gave it a few rubs, and then withdrew his hand and fell soundly asleep.

The next day.

After Xu Yang got up, he went outside to get some air.

He idled around for half an hour.

The fatigue from Mountain Rushing was still present, and his body was still recovering from long-duration physical activities.

Even with his robust physical condition, walking in the mountains for an entire day necessitated some rest.

Resting nearly enough, he then fed the little ones he was raising.

The leopard, the dogs, the Sika Deer, the Maquan...

The livestock were fed by the staff collectively.

"Farmer, we’re still raising too few animals, just a bit of chickens, ducks, geese, and only ten pigs," Ma Wen stated after finishing feeding.

"If you ask me, raising fifty pigs would be more than manageable!"

The farm indeed didn’t have many pigs; those were the ones Xu Yang had brought back when he and Li Shan were still together on the farm.

After all, at that time the farm had limited manpower, and Xu Yang focused on developing cultivation and didn’t raise too many animals.

"That’s a bit few."

"Once we sell this batch of pigs for the New Year, we’ll raise more next year."

"The chickens, ducks, and geese are more or less fine, and we can increase them a bit."

"And then we can also raise some goats. Whenever I’m bored, I’ll just take them out along the mountain path for grazing."

Xu Yang nodded, responding.

Some farmers in the village raise sheep.

Walking on the country roads, sometimes you see a farmer herding a flock of sheep down the road.

The sheep eat the grass on both sides of the road.

They eat for a while, then move a few steps forward.

Just circling around like that, and by the time they’re back in the pen, they’re usually full.

Grazing the sheep is a decent job, but raising sheep isn’t that simple.

They are all lively creatures requiring good care. The death rate can be quite high—a few can be handled, but if there’s a sudden drop in temperature followed by rain, many might die.

Therefore, having a sheltered sheepfold is quite necessary.

Xu Yang looked at the pigs in the pigpen.

These pigs were quite large and developed well.

Just about near the New Year, he would invite a butcher to slaughter one, which would suffice for the farm’s pork needs for the entire winter.

Nowadays, slaughtering and selling pork must be done at a designated slaughterhouse, but if it’s for personal consumption, it’s okay to have someone come over and do it.

Xu Yang made a round of the farm and began planning for winter.

"In winter, everyone basically stays in."

"People in the village might often play cards or drink, enjoying their leisure days."

"Some might go work in warmer places to earn some money."

"We’ll probably just live on the farm here, and we need to prepare quite a few things."

Xu Yang was still a good leader, considering benefits for his subordinates.

In fact, the employees felt that spending winter at the farm was quite nice, with all aspects well-secured and warm.

It was good to stay there.

It was convenient to ask for leave if needed.

The weather turned cold very quickly.

Just one day passed, and it started to snow here.

Xu Yang recorded a video of the snow falling, and added a voiceover:

"This year’s snow is quite late; it didn’t fall until the end of October."

"In the past, there would have been snow by the end of August."

After watching his video, the netizens responded:

"Snow in October is late? Where we are, it doesn’t snow until January or February!"

"Having snow is already good, we’ve never seen snow!"

"Haha, planning a trip to the Northeast this winter, thinking of visiting Jilin!"

"I heard Yanji is very popular, Farmer, can we come visit your farm?"

"I want to go too, I want to see the little leopards!"

The netizens were very enthusiastic.

Many people also wanted to come and see the little leopard.

The leopard was currently very popular.

Xu Yang had already avoided revealing that the leopard was being raised on his farm and had instructed his employees not to mention anything about the leopard.

Otherwise, more people would want to come.

Xu Yang responded:

"It’s better for everyone to visit tourist areas, the scenery over there is quite nice. The farm is closed off to prevent external viruses from affecting the animals and crops, we hope everyone understands."

Many breeding and farming facilities are not open to the public.

The reasoning is simple: viruses are region-specific.

People living continuously in one area develop resistance to the viruses of that area, but change areas, and they might get sick in an instant.

It’s the same with colds; sometimes at a company, an employee comes back from a trip with a cold, and after a while, half of the company’s staff has caught it, with similar symptoms.

If a large-scale viral or bacterial infection breaks out at a breeding or farming facility, the losses can be severe.

That’s why outsiders are not allowed in.

Inside the farm, the snow kept falling.

Initially, it was light snow, but gradually the flakes grew larger.

The little ones were running and playing in the open area, appearing exceptionally excited.

Even the usually calm Maquan was chasing after the snowflakes, occasionally jumping up.

Little Black, Leopard, and Sika Deer were doing the same,

playing joyfully among the snowflakes.

Xu Yang stood watching, finding the scene quite amusing.

"You guys, haven’t seen snow before?"

Xu Yang said with a laugh.

After saying that, he realized,

"You guys actually haven’t seen snow."

"This must be the first time since you were born."

"Then enjoy yourselves to the fullest."

Xu Yang just stood by, watching, keeping them company.

He also took out his phone and recorded a series of videos.

The scene looked very heartwarming.

Snowflakes kept falling on Xu Yang.

He looked towards the distant mountains.

It was snowing.

The animals in the mountains must have also found ways to survive the winter.